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Unleashing the Potential of Institutional Investors in Africa

31 March 2020NewsMarrakech Pledge

It has been estimated that financing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally will require annual investment levels of USD 3-4 trillion, while in Africa associated investment needs are estimated at about USD 600-700 billion a year.  

Given the enormity of the financing needs, during the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa in July 2015, the global community tasked the multilateral development banks (MDBs) to significantly scale up their activities and leverage financial resources by moving from “billions to trillions”.

As is the case globally, this paper Unleashing the Potential of Institutional Investors in Africa suggests that the achievement of the SDGs in Africa will require a new approach to financing development, and in particular an approach that significantly increases access to long-term private finance on the continent.

 

Read more: https://www.afdb.org/en/documents/working-paper-325-unleashing-potential-institutional-investors-africa

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The « Marrakech Pledge » for « Fostering Green Capital Markets in Africa » is a commitment by all African Capital Markets Regulators and Exchanges to act collectively in favor of sustainable development by enabling the establishment of Green Capital Markets in Africa with the aims to promote Africa as a prominent regional green financial marketplace and an attractive destination for green and climate-resilient investments.

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